Browsing: Bizarre Crimes

Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Joe posed as a customer of the pot shop as son Logan, wearing a not-very-impressive disguise, robbed it at gunpoint. So why did prosecutors say Joe was by far the guiltier party of the two? Westword has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: A Facebook friend of Winston’s saw the “Fuck this dog” post and alerted the authorities. The post itself wasn’t illegal, but cops say what they found at her home was. Westword has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Rosenbach is only twenty, but she arranged an online rendezvous with a 64-year-old. Shortly thereafter, the man called the cops, saying his date had stabbed him in the neck. Westword has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: In a hearing to determine if there was enough evidence to put Dynel Lane on trial for cutting the unborn baby from Wilkins’s womb, new details emerged. Why did she deliver a message of love amid terror? Westword has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: The friends and family of college student Zamora portray him as a stable sort. But his wig out in a suburban neighborhood led to a confrontation with a homeowner who was a deadly shot. Westword has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Lindauer interpreted Facebook likes from a high school acquaintance as proof his wife was cheating on him. Then he got so drunk he couldn’t remember what he did, even though his acts were so memorable. Westword has the story.

Reading from the Voice Media empire: When a bomb went off in a complex that included an NAACP, the feds got involved. Turns out, though, that Murphy’s target was actually an accountant who he loathed for extremely strange reasons. Westword has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: The ambulance’s crew rushed in to help a patient, and when they returned, the ride was gone, having been grabbed for a crazy adventure. But after the teen was taken into custody, things got ugly. Westword has the story.

Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Proctor was blocking in several drivers, so the landlord called a tow-truck driver. The next thing the driver knew, a strange man wearing a gas mask was trying to impale him. Westword has the story.